Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-16
UNDERSTANDABLE.
scaIper Who Wants to Scalp Another
Gcaluer,

A ScaIper Who Wants to Scalp Another
scalper.
A man who loans out money at and 10
per cent. per month is generally looked
upon as tough customer, and no one ever
falls into his clutches except members of
the Legislature and other impecunious in
dividuals who are always in Strengthened
circumstances and to whom five dollars
is worth more to-day than would ten dol
lars be tomorrow. During a session of
the Legislature, Dodge and Kendall, two
young men who are noted for acQuiSitive-
ness, did shaving business that panned
out exceedingly well. They were the
bankers for the lawmakers, and Dodge
lodged around the corridors of the Capitol
dealing out eagles to the statesmen, hold
ing the power of attorney of the latter for
his warrant and returning only
ONE BIRD FOR EVERY TWO
That he pulled down from the State Treas
ury. They were doing a good business :;
they were prospecting; they were young
Napoleons of finance and reaching out.
they gathered in State officials, their depu-
ties and nearly all the employees of the
State Printing Office and book bindery
Once in a while the OILY law-maker or the
scheming committee clerk would sell his
time for the same month to two different
parties but this did not bankrupt the
scalping firm; they expected to get caught
occasionally, and usually made no fuss
about such trihes, but only bore down q
little more heavily upon those who were
more honest. As was said before. business
prospered, and wishing to enlarge their
field of operations and increase their cap.
ital, they took into their partnership a
young man by the name of Edward NJ.
SinpnGnn rrbau bod hnt litfIa frOnhla in,
convincing him that their firm showed
him short and direct route to affluence,
and he went in, taking with him 50 900 in
gold coin. Simpson was to be book
keeper. He had been in but a short time
until he told his father that he was a victim
of misplaced confidence. That instead of
engaging in business in respectable firm
he had entered
A REGULAR ROBBERS BOOST"
His father gentleman of high standing,
ordered his son at once TO get out of their
clutches, even if he had to lose all his
money. Simpson demanded settlement
Here was their opportunity, and they re-
fused to give him any satisfaction, claim
ing that the money had been lost in bad
speculations. They went to Simpsons
parents and represented TO them that their
son had foolishly squandered his money in
riOtOus living etc. This however, failed
Their statements, so the father of the lad
says, all proved to be fabrications. Desiring
to get the money which belonged to his
son, the father went to the Sacramento
Bank, where Kendall was employed, and
says he laid the matter before the officers of
that institution. After while Kendall and
Dodge had a row, and to put it in Dodges
own language it was a case of thief
against thief" Dodge became SO angry
that he said he would expose the whole
"robbing scheme" He went to the elder
Simpson and
CONFESSED THE WHOLE BUSINESS.
He said Kendall had proposed various
plans for robbing Edward. The first plan
was to make false entries in the books, but
it was concluded that the young man knew
too much of bookkeeping to admit of the
successful carrying out of such a scheme.
The next plan proposed was to break into
the safe at night and steal the contents.
leaving the impression that professional
burglars had done the job. This scheme
met with such favor that Dodge was dis
patched to San Francisco to procure the
tools When he returned with the chisels,
etc, however, Kendall, he says, declared
that the plan was &" toe risky" and that
they would be unable to completely cover
up their tracks. It was then that murder
was proposed, so Dodge says, by Kendall.
cussed. In order to beat young Simpson
out of his money he was to be detained in
the office at night, murdered and sunk in
China slough. Dodge says Kendall re-
marked THAT is the safest way;
DEAD MEN DON'T TELL TALES
Out of school," Mr.. Simpson asked Dodge
to go with him to the police station and
repeat this cold blooded and murderous
statement to the authorities, and he did so,
a1l N 70 70 ha 5af Of Do;
and City Attorney. He also took Mr.. Simp-
son to his room, showed him the burglars
tools he had procured in San Francisco
when it was proposed to break open the
safe, and turned the cracksman's outfit
over to the Chief of Police, who has since
retained it in his possession.
Again did Mr.. Simpson appeal to the
Sacramento Bank, asking them to compel
their employe to disgorge his ill-gotten
wealth, but they claimed that Kendall was
kept there by Mrs. Ross, and they had no
control over his finances and could not dis
charge him no matter how much they
might desire to do so.
A PLAIN EPIsTLE.
Mr.. Simpson then wrote the following
letter TO the officers of the Sacramento
Bank:
Gentlemen: In my interview with you in re-
gard to the matter of Kendelfs swindling opera
kiOL ol lunAtlAlE NY eOl 70 DeGuuic IL pNflDST
with him, have given you all the information
that can possibly procure at present, and not
being aware OF any action being taken by YOU
take the liberty once more to appeal to YOU for
q calm consideration of the matter in hopes that
some action will be taken TO compel Kendall to
disgorge his ill-gotten gains that he has DELHI
erately robbed me Of
There is one thing he told Mr.. Hamilton when
asked why he did not settle this matter with my
son, and that was that he got all that belonged
to him and when asked where all the losses he
of ha in, ahocr
what are called the siXty-dollar warrants.
Now, sirs, this is bare-facedl lie on the part of
Kendall, and for proof you can find those same
claims i'll the Peoples Saving Bank, the prop
erty of Charles Dodge! that he accepted in set
Element with Kendall for their face value, leav-
ing the so-called firm OF Kendall & Dodge profit
of about one hundred dollars.
Let Kendall show to you. gentlemen, better
proof where all the profits during the time the
Legislature was in session, being in the neigh
borhood of eleven hundred dollars, went to,
that when my son desired to get out of his
clutches and asked Kendall for a settlement he
offered three hundred dollars cash and his note
for eight hundred.
This is the action of the honest bank clerk,
Kendall, aud but slight recompense for the
two thousand dollars that was put in this firm
and viii also state to you that he endeavored
TO get two thousand more, which would no
doubt, have gone with the rest in Kendall's
books as losses.
you cannot do anything to compel this man to
pay me back my hard earnings. I know that
his aunt is large Stockholderln your bank and
has considerable power in the management of
the same, but do you not take into consideration
the fact that the people of this city and county
and no doubt large portion of this State. have
also large interest in your bank from which
you derive all your revenue Their rights must
be protected as well as those of Mrs. Ross and
can you afford 10 have these matters go before
the public, or order this man Kendall to do his
duty by my son. JOHN SIMPSON.
The bank officials did not interfere Mr..
Simpson went into Court and finally OBJ
tanned judgment for 81 100.
a Good Bond to Jump.
The bail bonds given by W. s. Kendall,
as security for his appearance in Court to